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Record Number of Consumers Report Fraud

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Record Number of Consumers Report Fraud

Identify theft again leads the way with the most filed complaints in 2012.

Misleading Drug Marketing Might Just Kill You

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Misleading Drug Marketing Might Just Kill You

Amgen, the world’s largest biotechnology company that made billions marketing its anemia drug Aranesp for unapproved uses, agreed to pay $762 million to settle off-use marketing charges.

Aussie Smokers Getting Eyeful with Each Inhale

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Aussie Smokers Getting Eyeful with Each Inhale

Down Under smokers are getting a mouthful of warnings with their cigarettes.

Is that a Real Job Offer? Know the Red Flags of Fake Opportunities

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Is that a Real Job Offer? Know the Red Flags of Fake Opportunities

If you’re looking for a job, you need to watch out for ads offering to help you with your resume or help you find employment. While some of these companies…

Full Price of Funerals is Sometimes Buried

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Full Price of Funerals is Sometimes Buried

When a loved one dies, grieving family members and friends are often in a state of despair. And to make matters worse, they have to plan a funeral, an event…

Can you trust an online review?

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Can you trust an online review?

In the fall of 2010, Todd Rutherford launched GettingBookReviews.com, a marketing service for self-published authors that provided book reviews for cash. Soon, he was making $28,000 a month writing reviews,…

Are Funeral Homes Following the Rules? FTC Investigates

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Are Funeral Homes Following the Rules? FTC Investigates

Every year, the FTC goes incognito to make sure funeral homes across the country are complying with the agency’s Funeral Rule. Among other things, the Funeral Rule requires funeral homes…

APR? HECM? KNOW YOUR FINANCING

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APR? HECM? KNOW YOUR FINANCING

Perhaps no segment of our economy is more confusing to the normal, everyday consumer than financial services. Whether it’s the lingo, such as Annual percentage rate; the amount of interest…

Doggie Fountain of Youth?

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Doggie Fountain of Youth?

Will feeding Fido Purina really extend his life? Better check the facts first.

It’s Not Just a Phone, It’s a Medical Device

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It’s Not Just a Phone, It’s a Medical Device

Close to 15,000 people were duped into buying phone apps that were touted as curing acne. Using deceptive advertising, the marketers of two different apps were able to convince acne…

To lease or to buy? The Age-Old Auto Debate

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To lease or to buy? The Age-Old Auto Debate

The age-old debate: to lease or to buy? We could go on and on about depreciation and interest costs, what you’re paying for in a lease versus what you’re paying…

Ameriquest: Success or Scam?

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Ameriquest: Success or Scam?

An American Success Story Between 1990 and 2008, Spectacularly-successful financial services company whose business model was based on selling mortgages to families that couldn’t afford them, then selling those worthless…

Fine Print in Credit & Loan Ads

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Fine Print in Credit & Loan Ads

If you’ve ever had the stamina to sit down and try to read a credit card disclosure statement (often the size of a paperback novel), you know that the Sometimes…

What do Jewelry and Art Have in Common?

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What do Jewelry and Art Have in Common?

What do jewelry and art have in common? They both are easily subject to particular types of deceptive advertising. Here’s a look at five kinds of advertising deception to watch…

Few Regulations Govern Alcohol Advertising

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Few Regulations Govern Alcohol Advertising

Though it may be hard to believe, the alcohol advertising industry is self-regulated. What does that mean? It means it’s its own boss and makes up its own rules when…

Think Twice Before Becoming a Mystery Shopper

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Think Twice Before Becoming a Mystery Shopper

Mystery shopping might be the ideal gig for anyone who just loves to shop. What could be better than getting paid to buy stuff and then getting to keep the…

Modeling Opportunity May Just Take Your Dough

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Modeling Opportunity May Just Take Your Dough

There’s nothing like a stranger telling you that you should be a model to boost your self-esteem. And there’s nothing like falling for a trap and losing your hard-earned money…

Be Wary of the Loosely Regulated World of Weight Loss Supplements

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Be Wary of the Loosely Regulated World of Weight Loss Supplements

You’ve seen the ads – online, in magazines, and on TV. Pop this “all natural” pill for easy weight loss with zero effort. Those struggling with the roller coaster ride…

Facebook’s Tracking Cookies

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Facebook’s Tracking Cookies

Facebook’s list of privacy abuses in 2011 seemed to grow by the minute. Tech savvy users of the 800 million-strong network reported that A browser or web cookie collects and…

Are You Infected?

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Are You Infected?

Cyber bandits hijacked more than 4 million computers in an Internet ad fraud scheme before the FBI took them down in November 2011. The massive Estonian-run botnet that had infected…

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Record Number of Consumers Report Fraud

Misleading Drug Marketing Might Just Kill You

Aussie Smokers Getting Eyeful with Each Inhale

Is that a Real Job Offer? Know the Red Flags of Fake Opportunities

Full Price of Funerals is Sometimes Buried

Can you trust an online review?

Are Funeral Homes Following the Rules? FTC Investigates

APR? HECM? KNOW YOUR FINANCING

Doggie Fountain of Youth?

It’s Not Just a Phone, It’s a Medical Device

To lease or to buy? The Age-Old Auto Debate

Ameriquest: Success or Scam?

Fine Print in Credit & Loan Ads

What do Jewelry and Art Have in Common?

Few Regulations Govern Alcohol Advertising

Think Twice Before Becoming a Mystery Shopper

Modeling Opportunity May Just Take Your Dough

Be Wary of the Loosely Regulated World of Weight Loss Supplements

Facebook’s Tracking Cookies

Are You Infected?